Background
President Truman set up the collect secret information and to undermine the USA’s opponents. That meant the USSR, in particular. In 1954, the old Stalinist secret police was disbanded and replaced by the KGB, which was run by a committee rather then a powerful individual.
Summary
The Central Intelligence Agency was created on 26 July 1947, when Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act into law. CIA’s primary mission is to collect, analyze, evaluate, and assist in foreign intelligence to help the President and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to national security. was established in March1954 in Moscow. This organization was originally designed to be a state security committee and was attached to the Council of Ministers.
Perspectives
The KGB was used by the Russians as a committee so unlike the Stalin times there is more then one powerful leader. All of KGBs predecessors used terror as the means to control public decency while using idealism to recruit agents in foreign countries. there were problems of distrust and rivalry between the new civilian agencies and the military intelligence services and the FBI.
Source analysis
CIA poster, this is a propaganda poster was released during the cold war to try persuade people to join the free democracy.
Document provides first confirmation that Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during Holocaust was executed in Soviet prison. This document also holds the KGB bosses diary revels and secrets.
source 3 “If we mean that we are to hold Europe against communism, we must not budge [from Berlin]. I believe the future of democracy requires us to stay here, until forced out.”
US Lieutenant-General Lucius D. Clay, 1948
This quote was said by US lieutenant general Lucius which meant they cant leave Berlin till their work on democracy was complete or they are forced to leave. This quote is useful as it explains to us that Americans didn’t exactly want to be in Germany at the time but had to because they realized the importance of democracy
Source 4
In this source you can see two sides, the USA and Russia both with high powered bombs that can be used on each other. On the bombs there are signs that say “on no account to be used, because the enemy might retaliate” this is a Political cartoon of the cold war representing the use of weapons to scare the USSR.
source 5
This source is useful because it shows just how Russians feel about the changes that have occurred over the past 50 years and if there has been any improvements or not. Dimitry A Medvedev said “sometimes I wonder whether it is 2016 we live in or 1962”
source 6
This newspaper article shows the U2 spy plan that was shot down by the soviets. It shows the Americans attempt to hide the fact he was a spy and was sent out to spy on the soviets creating the weather craft story. This shows how much the USA didn’t want to be involved or connected to this spy plan and the driver.
Bibliography
Texts
Biblio details:
Walsh, B. GCSE Modern World History 2nd ed Hodder Education, London, 2001
Notes:
A useful text for Year 11 History which utilises source material in a good learning way. While it has a strong British orientation it does look at the Cold war from two perspectives.
Biblio details:
John Traynor and Ian Dawson. The struggle for Peace Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 1997
Notes:
This was a helpful book that gave me information on the KGB
Biblio details:
J.F. Aylett, The cold War and after. Published in 1996
Notes:
I used this book because it has a lot of solid information on the CIA
Websites
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In-text: ("The Central Intelligence Agency")
Your Bibliography: "The Central Intelligence Agency". Fas.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Sept. 2016.
this website helped me gain information on the FBI and the KGB, it was filled with spy stories and secrets
THE HISTORY OF THE KGB
In-text: ("The History Of The KGB")
Your Bibliography: "The History Of The KGB". TopSpySecrets.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Sept. 2016.
Has good information on the KGB and all about Russia’s involvement in the cold war
WELCOME TO THE CIA WEB SITE — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In-text: ("Welcome To The CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency")
Your Bibliography: "Welcome To The CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Sept. 2016.
This website has all the background information on all the cia cases over the years, filled with dates times and names of people who were involved with the CIA.
WHAT WE DO — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In-text: ("What We Do — Central Intelligence Agency")
Your Bibliography: "What We Do — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. N.p., 2016. Web. 2 Sept. 2016.
Has great history of the CIA and what they are up to nowadays and what they did after the cold war.
Timeline
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/cold-war-timeline-6117c4a2-7086-4857-98ba-e1592cfe07ea
Background
President Truman set up the collect secret information and to undermine the USA’s opponents. That meant the USSR, in particular. In 1954, the old Stalinist secret police was disbanded and replaced by the KGB, which was run by a committee rather then a powerful individual.
Summary
The Central Intelligence Agency was created on 26 July 1947, when Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act into law. CIA’s primary mission is to collect, analyze, evaluate, and assist in foreign intelligence to help the President and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to national security. was established in March1954 in Moscow. This organization was originally designed to be a state security committee and was attached to the Council of Ministers.
Perspectives
The KGB was used by the Russians as a committee so unlike the Stalin times there is more then one powerful leader. All of KGBs predecessors used terror as the means to control public decency while using idealism to recruit agents in foreign countries. there were problems of distrust and rivalry between the new civilian agencies and the military intelligence services and the FBI.
Source analysis
CIA poster, this is a propaganda poster was released during the cold war to try persuade people to join the free democracy.
Source 2
http://www.timesofisrael.com/stalin-ordered-wallenbergs-liquidation-kgb-bosss-diary-reveals/
Document provides first confirmation that Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews during Holocaust was executed in Soviet prison. This document also holds the KGB bosses diary revels and secrets.
source 3
“If we mean that we are to hold Europe against communism, we must not budge [from Berlin]. I believe the future of democracy requires us to stay here, until forced out.”
US Lieutenant-General Lucius D. Clay, 1948
This quote was said by US lieutenant general Lucius which meant they cant leave Berlin till their work on democracy was complete or they are forced to leave. This quote is useful as it explains to us that Americans didn’t exactly want to be in Germany at the time but had to because they realized the importance of democracy
Source 4
In this source you can see two sides, the USA and Russia both with high powered bombs that can be used on each other. On the bombs there are signs that say “on no account to be used, because the enemy might retaliate” this is a Political cartoon of the cold war representing the use of weapons to scare the USSR.
source 5
This source is useful because it shows just how Russians feel about the changes that have occurred over the past 50 years and if there has been any improvements or not. Dimitry A Medvedev said “sometimes I wonder whether it is 2016 we live in or 1962”
source 6
This newspaper article shows the U2 spy plan that was shot down by the soviets. It shows the Americans attempt to hide the fact he was a spy and was sent out to spy on the soviets creating the weather craft story. This shows how much the USA didn’t want to be involved or connected to this spy plan and the driver.
Bibliography
Texts
Hodder Education, London, 2001
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 1997
Published in 1996
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In-text: ("The Central Intelligence Agency")THE HISTORY OF THE KGB
In-text: ("The History Of The KGB")WELCOME TO THE CIA WEB SITE — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In-text: ("Welcome To The CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency")WHAT WE DO — CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In-text: ("What We Do — Central Intelligence Agency")